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Two days after blowing off his exit interview with Knicks president Phil Jackson without notification, Porzingis posed in a series of happy photos Sunday, bicycling in the sunshine. One shot was of Porzingis, out from his Midtown apartment, looking giddy while rolling along the West Side Highway bike path.

Knicks fan Corey Horowitz, who posed with Porzingis, told The Post that KP was with his brother, Janis. Porzingis definitely wasn’t with Jackson, whose failed leadership led the 7-foot-3 Latvian to send a message by skipping the meeting.

Despite the one-day protest, Porzingis likely will meet with Jackson and general manager Steve Mills. However, he soon will be heading home to Latvia, where he will spend an extended time journeying to Spain and to Adidas promotional appearances in China and the Philippines.

Porzingis, who called out the franchise in March for creating “confusion,’’ is the face of the players’ unhappiness with Jackson’s vocal insistence on trading Carmelo Anthony and going all in on the triangle next season. After Jackson said at his season-ending press conference on Friday he can’t win with Anthony, Porzingis “liked” Anthony’s incredulous Instagram post.

At the press conference, Jackson noted nobody on the roster, including Porzingis, was untouchable. Porzingis has two years left on his rookie pact.

Kristaps Porzingis on a bike ride in New YorkCorey Horowitz

According to a source, Porzingis has been disillusioned for a while. He was opposed to the possibility of Kurt Rambis being hired permanently as head coach after last season, believing he wasn’t used correctly with the Jackson disciple at the helm. Now Rambis is rising in power as the triangle offense becomes king again.

When asked if he’ll hold another postseason triangle clinic, Jackson said Friday, “I don’t know if it’s a clinic. I think it’s just a little demonstration about how simple entrance is.”

In March, Jackson staged a triangle session for the guards, partly to show Derrick Rose his read-and-react, move-the-ball system doesn’t revolve around the point guard passing and going off in the corner — as he’s lamented.

After the clinic, Rose and Courtney Lee said they were amused Jackson went as far as teaching fundamentals on two-handed passing technique, preaching to add spin to the delivery so the receiver hears “a ping’’ upon the catch. The Vertical reported Jackson has issued similar emails on fundamentals to players.

According to a source, Porzingis is fed up at how strangely the organization is run. Such dysfunction may include Jackson tweeting a derogatory remark about Anthony, his mentor. Porzingis has said repeatedly he doesn’t want Anthony traded. Another source said Porzingis doesn’t see how the team can be better without him and Anthony “takes the pressure off.’’

Jackson acknowledged the player unrest Friday, saying the changing pick-and-roll defensive strategies “became a push and pull between the coaches and players.’’ And in assessing Jeff Hornacek, Jackson noted “a disconnect at times with this team, and rebelliousness created some of the discord during the year.’’

One shining example came in Brooklyn in March when the Knicks were blown out by the Nets. As Kyle O’Quinn came off the court for a timeout, Rambis aggressively approached him and started animatedly lecturing him for a defensive breakdown. O’Quinn listened for a quick second before bolting to the bench while Rambis was still talking.

Winner of 11 titles as a coach, Jackson went on a couple of triangle sermons Friday, comparing the identity he wants to establish here with defined systems like the Spurs and the NFL’s Patriots have. Some players believe the staff has made the game more complicated than it needs to be.

On Friday, Jackson countered, “It’s not rocket science. … Somehow we got completely off course here in the idea that a system of basketball, particularly one now called the triangle offense, is being an impediment to a basketball team. It’s not an impediment.”